One of my college students works at a convenience store. Due to the nature of her job, she has to have an attitude because she has to deal with a lot of riff raff. While on campus last week, two security guards rode up on a golf cart and asked, “Do you have the time?” She turned around with her gruff attitude and projected, “Do I have the time for WHAT?” The expressions of the guards fell sheepish and they tapped their wrist. “The time, just the time.”

She told me that story and I fell out. Later she shared that not only does she work at a convenience store but she is also a certified aluminum welder and a CNA. All this equals: don’t mess with me!